Republican State Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald says he's running for the U-S Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Herb Kohl. As Shawn Johnson reports, he joins what could be a crowded field among Wisconsin Republicans.

Consumer advocates and trial lawyers are blasting a proposal in the Governor's special session that would make it harder for people who get injured by certain drugs to sue their manufacturers. Shawn Johnson reports.

Hundreds to thousands of waterfowl will die on the Mississippi River during this year's fall migration. While this is not a new phenomenon, UW-La Crosse researchers are studying how to prevent it. Maureen McCollum reports.

It's Game Two of the National League Championship Series tonight , as the Milwaukee Brewers try to defeat the Saint Louis Cardinals again. One of the heroes of last night's Brewers win says he doesn't know English well enough to understand some criticism of him. Chuck Quirmbach reports.

Parts of northwestern Wisconsin are facing very high fire danger thanks to a stretch of unseasonably warm and dry weather. But as Rich Kremer reports, DNR forestry officials are more concerned about storm damaged blow-down areas where dead trees add fuel and block access for firefighters.